LawrenceR.MenendezMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer

Professor, Orthopedics, USC School of Medicine

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Office
1520 San Pablo St
#2000
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-5830
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Education & Training

University of FloridaResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1985
New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980 - 1984
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1982 - Present
NY State Medical License 1980 - Present
CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
HI State Medical License 2004 - 2024
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2012-2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Cryosurgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 1996 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prevalence of primary malignant tumours, rates of pathological fracture, and mortality in the setting of metastatic bone disease.
Alexander B Christ, Amit S Piple, Brandon S Gettleman, Andrew Duong, Matthew Chen, Jennifer C Wang, Nathanael D Heckmann, Lawrence Menendez> ;Bone & Joint Open. 2023 Jun 5
Clinical outcomes of cemented distal femur replacements with all-polyethylene tibial components for oncologic indications.
Alexander B Christ, Brian C Chung, Matthew Urness, Lucas W Mayer, Brandon S Gettleman, Nathanael D Heckmann, Lawrence R Menendez> ;World Journal of Orthopedics. 2023 Apr 18
Postoperative Complication and Reoperation Rates Following Resection of Soft Tissue vs. Bone Malignancies Based on Anatomic Location in the Inpatient Setting.
Alexander M Ballatori, Shane Shahrestani, Andy Ton, Xiao T Chen, Tarek Yamout, Brandon S Gettleman, Nathanael D Heckmann, Lawrence R Menendez, Alexander B Christ> ;Sarcoma. 2023 Jan 1
Timing of treatment in osteosarcoma: challenges and perspectives - a scoping review.
Michael S Kim, Ioanna K Bolia, Brenda Iglesias, Tamara Sharf, Sidney I Roberts, Hyunwoo Kang, Alexander B Christ, Lawrence R Menendez> ;BMC Cancer. 2022 Sep 10
3 citations
Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation: Rare case affecting distal ulna and review of literature.
Eleby Washington, Lawrence R. Menendez, Alexander Fedenko, Anderanik Tomasian> ;Clinical Imaging. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Risk Factors for Wound Complications After Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection.
David P. Perrault, Gene K. Lee, Roy P. Yu, Antoine Lyonel Carre, Anmol Chattha, Maxwell B Johnson, Daniel Gardner, Joseph N. Carey, William W. Tseng, Lawrence R. Menen...> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
19 citations
PD-1 inhibition therapy for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis from the University of Southern California
Gino K. In, Poorva Vaidya, Alexandra Filkins, David J Hermel, Kevin King, Omar Ragab, William W. Tseng, Mark S. Swanson, Niels Kokot, Julie E. Lang, Lawrence R. Menend...> ;Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2020 Nov 18
7 citations
Staging systems and nomograms in soft tissue sarcoma: outcome prediction by categorization or personalization?
William W. Tseng, Sandro Pasquali, James S. Hu, Lawrence R. Menendez, Alessandro Gronchi> ;Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2019 Mar 6
5 citations
Solid aneurysmal bone cyst of the humerus mimics metastasis or brown tumor
George R. Matcuk, Shefali Chopra, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Clinical Imaging. 2018 Nov 1
38 citations
Giant cell tumor: rapid recurrence after cessation of long-term denosumab therapy
George R. Matcuk, Dakshesh B. Patel, Aaron J. Schein, Eric A. White, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2015 Feb 26
20 citations
Prognostic value of necrosis after neoadjuvant therapy for soft tissue sarcoma.
Max Vaynrub, Nima Taheri, Elke R. Ahlmann, Caroline A. Yao, Alexander Fedenko, Daniel C. Allison, Sant P. Chawla, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2015 Feb 1
16 citations
Early clinical and radiographic results of minimally invasive anterior approach hip arthroplasty.
Tamara Alexandrov, Elke R. Ahlmann, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2014 Mar 2
2 citations
Clavicular eosinophilic granuloma causing adult shoulder pain
Michelle T. Sugi, Alexander Fedenko, Lawrence R. Menendez, Daniel C. Allison> ;Rare Tumors. 2013 Mar 1
3 citations
Limb-sparing surgery for distal femoral and proximal tibial bone lesions: imaging findings with intraoperative correlation.
Corey J. Chakarun, Thomas J. Learch, Eric A. White, Lawrence R. Menendez, Earl Brien, George R. Matcuk, Dakshesh B. Patel> ;American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013 Feb 12
2 citations
Moving Beyond Response Criteria: New Measures of Success in the Treatment of Sarcomas
Andrew Eugene Hendifar, Elke R. Ahlmann, Daniel C. Allison, James C. Hu, Lawrence R. Menendez, Sant P. Chawla> ;Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2012 May 30
282 citations
A meta-analysis of osteosarcoma outcomes in the modern medical era.
Daniel C. Allison, Scott C. Carney, Elke R. Ahlmann, Andrew Eugene Hendifar, Sant P. Chawla, Alexander Fedenko, Constance Angeles, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Sarcoma. 2012 Mar 18
101 citations
Endoprostheses last longer than intramedullary devices in proximal femur metastases.
Norah Harvey, Elke R. Ahlmann, Daniel C. Allison, Lingjun Wang, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2012 Mar 1
110 citations
A Comparison of Fine-needle Aspiration, Core Biopsy, and Surgical Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Extremity Soft Tissue Masses
Sina Kasraeian, Daniel C. Allison, Elke R. Ahlmann, Alexander Fedenko, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010 May 29
27 citations
Modified Harrington reconstruction for advanced periacetabular metastatic disease.
Lance Ho, Elke R. Ahlmann, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2010 Feb 1
104 citations
Thermal ablation of osteoid osteoma: overview and step-by-step guide.
Daria Motamedi, Thomas J. Learch, David N. Ishimitsu, Kambiz Motamedi, Michael D. Katz, Earl Brien, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Radiographics. 2009 Nov 1
44 citations
Periacetabular Reconstruction with a New Endoprosthesis
Lawrence R. Menendez, Elke R. Ahlmann, Yuri Falkinstein, Daniel C. Allison> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2009 Aug 20
3 citations
The linear cutting stapler may reduce surgical time and blood loss with muscle transection: a pilot study.
Daniel C. Allison, Elke R. Ahlmann, Anny H. Xiang, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2009 May 19
8 citations
En bloc shoulder resection with total shoulder prosthetic replacement: indications and imaging findings.
Rinat Masamed, Thomas J. Learch, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008 Aug 1
45 citations
Reconstruction of type II pelvic resection with a new peri-acetabular reconstruction endoprosthesis
Y. Falkinstein, Elke R. Ahlmann, Lawrence R. Menendez> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 2008 Mar 1
25 citations
F-18 FDG PET and PET/CT evaluation of response to chemotherapy in bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
Andrei Iagaru, Rinat Masamed, Sant P. Chawla, Lawrence R. Menendez, Alexander Fedenko, Peter S. Conti> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2008 Jan 1
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